Featured ERP Articles

Gartner advised that about 75 percent of all ERP software implementation projects fail to achieve their objectives. The reasons for failed ERP deployments are many and varied but one thing they have in common is failed governance. Here are four governance best practices to ensure your ERP implementation is successful and achieves its goals.

ERP software selection often first begins by determining whether to upgrade the existing ERP system with a few web-based face-lifts or add-ons, or buy new enterprise software and start over. Here are some ERP software selection best practices to aid this first decision as well as guide your ERP evaluation based on what’s worked for so many others.

ERP software failures are notorious, but fortunately much has been learned over many years. Veteran consultants recognize that ERP implementations can be mapped out into a series of best practices to achieve predictable success, as well as keep the project on scope, on budget and on time. This report shares the best practices in ERP implementations.

ERP software is clearly not a set-it-and-forget-it business application. A top cited reason for poor ERP software ROI is lack of continuous improvement. Too many software adopters do not adequately plan for how they will manage the evolution of the technology after the initial go-live. Here's the strategy and methods to optimize your ERP software and get more payback from your software investment.

An ERP software implementation means change. And change, inevitably, means resistance because people are resistant to change. The lack of a change management plan, or under-appreciation of the change management process, has been attributed to many a failed ERP implementations. Here we review and recommend proven strategies to proactively manage change.

Since Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software pumps the heart of a company's life-blood, it's vital that businesses expend the necessary time and resources to ensure they select the best-suited product and technology partner to implement and support their investment. We identify several ERP software selection critical components.

Effective ERP software demos give you the vital information to compare and contrast different ERP systems and help you make the best selection. Ineffective demo turn into cheerleading exercises for the vendor's product, nearly devoid of useful information. This article identifies the steps to maximize your ERP demo success, and ultimately your ERP software selection decision.

Financial Software Selection Best Practices

Simply weighing features, functionalities and even costs in a financial software evaluation is the wrong approach to selecting a finance or accounting software system that will deliver the most strategic objectives and compelling ROI. Here are some best practices and proven steps that will bring structure and predictability to the process, reduce risk and ultimately identify the most important information to make the most informed decision. Read the report ...